A teenage girl told a court how the youngest son of boxing champion Chris Eubank dragged her over a beach when she was too drunk to stand and raped her. Joseph Eubank is on trial at Lewes Crown Court accused of raping the girl, then aged 16, on Brighton beach. The 27-year-old admits having sex with the teenager but denies two counts of rape.
In a video recorded interview, the teenager said she was too drunk to stand when he led her over the stone beach. She told police Eubank helped her up when she fell at least two or three times before sitting down next to her. "I was very drunk,” she said.
"I couldn't see straight. "I couldn't stand up. "I kept falling down on the stones, because I couldn't stand up really.
"I hadn't drunk like that, like ever." The young woman, who cannot be name for legal reasons, had been celebrating a birthday with friends on July 16, 2022, when she became separated from them. She told police she was dragged over the stones near the Palace Pier after a brief conversation with Eubank.
"The only thing he asked was how old I was,” she said. "I told him I was 16. "I asked him how old he was and he said 26 and that was the only thing he said to me.
"I think maybe he might have said something else to me when we were at the top of the stairs. "He said about going to look at the moon which was prominent. "It was orange.
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